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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-02-26
BOARD OF HEALTH.
Secretary Burgess's Annual Report.
An Interesting and Valuable Paper.

The Board Of Health held its monthly
meeting yesterday afternoon, President
Hobbs in the chair. Secretary Burgess read
his annual report. which was accepted and
ordered on file. We publish the paper, omit
ting the city ordinance on health, which was
published when passed, early in the season: !:
The work Of the Board during the year
mas been continued on the same lines as last
year, namely, removing, so far as possible,
all sources Of disease by all means allowed
by the State laws relating TO public health.
and the rules and ordinances passed in ac-
eOrdance Herewith.
Upon complaint being made, the Health
Officer has carefully investigated the matter,
and If it was well founded has endeavored
to have the nuisance removed or the evil
complained Of abated.
In city like ours, which for many years
has been without any special board Of
health, 1t might be supposed that the active
measures taken during the last two years, In
which the present board has existed. would
provoke great deal Of antagonism, but we
are happy to say that such has not been the
case, and that citizens generally have coop
Grated with the Board in its efforts TO bring
about a better state Of things In sanitary
matters. Complaints Of infringement upon
private rights have almost uniformly ceased
when 1t has been shown that great public
benefit would be gained by their surrender.
very vague and unsatisfactory, relating prin-
cipally TO visible accumulatiOns OF filth, and
some regulation of contagious diseases, but
so worded that in case Of opposition very
little power Is given to the local boards to
act, and rendering almost necessary an ap-
peal TO the courts before summary action
could be taken; slow and tedious opera
tiOn.
There is, however, pending before the leg
islature, law much better suited 10 the
present condition Of things, and which 1t Is
hoped may pass at the present session, in
season TO be effectively used during the com
ing year.
Under the present law, and with the aid OF
well disposed citizens, our efficient Health or
ficer has been able to accomplish great deal
of really effective and thorough work. From
his report to the Board, make the follow
ing summary, remarking that this by no
means shows the amount Of work actually
for the double reason that
much works. done by the Health Officer,
which cannot well be expressed by figures, |
and much voluntary work Is done under the |
influence Of the board or to avoid complaint, |
which it's felt would be made IL action were |
not taken TO prevent it The good work Is |
accomplished. although 1t does not appear in |
the tabulatiOns Of the Board.
The following is a summary OF the work |
OF the Health Officer from May /, 1886, to /
Feb. 2i, 1887, a period Of little less than
ten months:
Number of cases recelvino anaeia1 attaut,or aoo7
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-02-26

The committee on county estimates will
report as follows, the amonnt given being
the annual estimate unless otherwise stated
Androscoggin. $sl, 400; Aroostook, $l6SOO
Cumberland, $4,000; Franklin, $10,76S
Hancock. $16,550; Knox, $21, 900; Kennebec,
$4,000; Lincoln, 1887, $500; 1888, $1,000
Oxford, 1887, S12, 900; 1888, S10,500; Penob-
scot, So, 900; Piscataquis, $4,000; Sagada-
hoe, $15, 900; Somerset, $18,500; Waldo, $40,
600; Washington, $4,000 York, $25,000
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-02-26
Charged with Bigamy.

PITTsFIELD, Feb. 25.-There used to live
here school house preacher hy the name
of Horace w. Welch, who has been arrested
at Worcester. Mass, on a charge of bigamy
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-11-24
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.

Nothing better can be applied to a
severe cut or bruise than cold turpen-
tine; it will give relief almost in
stantly.
-Sawdust thrown on circular saw
table will render the hauling of heavy
planks quite easy. The grains act as
small rollers and reduce friction.
The buttermilk should be COM
pletely worked out of the butter if it is
to be kept any length of time The
dryer the butter the longer it will
keep.
Backing for Stove.-If the sisters
will use cold coffee instead of water
with little sugar. they will find twill
polish much easier, and will also last
longer.-HOuSehOld
Sauce for Pudding-One-half cup
of butter. one-half cup of milk. Fla
vor with vanilla. Beat the butter To u
cream. add the sugar then the milk.
Set the bowl in a pan or kettle of boil
ing water and stir until it is light and
creamy.-Erchdnge.
Pear Marmalade. and cut
some pears and macerate them twenty
four hours, with three-quarters of n
pound of white sugar to every pound
of fruit Boil them an hour at most.
adding the juice and thin yellow peel of
lemons to taste. The lemon peel
should be cut very small and be cut
from fresh lemons. boston Budget.
"A writer advises against the plant
ing of fruit trees, especially peaches,
near together, saying that from TWEEN
ty to twenty-five feet is not too far
apart He claims the wider planting
makes better shaped trees. with better
access of air and sunshine. while the
tree has greater area from which to
draw root supplies.-St. Louis Repub-
licG71.
Deep blowing is authorized when
ever the soil contains an abundance of
plant food rs far down as the land is
turned. In blowing for wheat always
pulveriZe and compact the land each
day us it is plowed. A fine, solid seed
bed is best for wheat always. and this
can not be made in dry season on 4
field left as it is plowei until seeding
time.
-Scaly leg is caused by minute in
sect which burrows under the scales
on the shanks of fowls, causing them
to enlarge. This may be cured by
dipping the shanks of those affected
into crude petroleum. or a mixture of
lard and kerosene may be thoroughly
rubbed into the scales. Repeat the
treatment in ten days and the cure
will be completed. Indianapolis Jour-
nal
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-11-24
LUCK HAS COME AT LAST.

His features Were not even regular. Dark
brown hair and beard, parted in the middle,
formed q fitting contrast to his rudy COM
plexion. Efc would strike the careless OBJ
server as fellow of ordinary attainments
and ability -ight-hearted and honest, but
utterly incapable of ''setting the Liffey on
fire"
His eyes were a study.
In some lights they looked blue; in others
brown. y closer inspection discovered them
to be decidedly green and notified with dots
of rusty brown; and it, also, was apt to re-
veal the totally unsuspected fact that, far
in their depths-behind an apparent frank
ness and boyishness that seemed to vail
from observation the real motives and feel
ings of the heart and that invariably threw
the stranger Off his guard and caused him
to miscalculate IS to the ability and designs
of his new acquaintance behind all this
lurlzed 4 strong dash Of reclzleasness, yet
withal. determination, which passing
glance certainly would never give the own
er credit for possessing. This discovery, i'll
turn, led to the instant conviction mat, when
aroused, this apparently easy, good nature'l
fellow might develop many surprising
traits-cven such as the entire casting aside
of conscientious scruples in order to gain
his ends.
rrn ~, SC>--rNc1r-,a
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-11-24

KendinGs for Happy
Homes" Is just what
you want To read aloud
to the family In these
long winter evenings.
be sent for So cents 70
sr. Also the best family
months for 20 centss
Cornhill. Boston. Mass.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-11-24

bearing the first touches of sketch in oil.
The man had charge of the easel. The two
were casting affectionate glances, one at
the other; quite clearly a pair of lovers
who had arrived at happy understand
ing. So simple and open were they in as
Stunning the role, supposed to be natural
to young people thus affected, that their
unseen watcher could hardly refrain from
smiling at the various delicate little evil
dences Of fondness each showed for the
other.
They passed out of sight, but not before
the young man pcrce;7ed their relation to
the first conner. She had been sketching,
probably; and these two, no doubt, Were her
maid and her groom. Sunset Fastening on,
very likely, she left her easel and sketch in
their charge and mounting her horse
galloped on ahead, towards home.
Dut, who was shcl Some one Of high
rank, evidently. He must, and would dis
cover.
Ali meditation now fed from him A
fierce desire for action stimulated his whole
beng. Tho old man spirit began to awake
His previous bitase reflections. his plsAs
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-11-24
CHAPTER Ill
FOUND

Gay in heart, rejoicing, yet conscious Of
an accompanying secret, and not altogether
unpleasant, melancholy, he walked rapidly
toward the village which, as he had con-
jectured, he did not reach until after ten.
He found it very quiet Many OF the VII
layers were gone to the castle-grounds TO
view the fcsLal scene For there was In
progress 4 bal to which he had been invited.
On table in his room at the inn, lay
note from his friend. a handsome young
Enghshman, with whom he had Travelled
over the continent.
Dear Fairfax it ran, II can't wait for
you longer. Am of to the ball, but viii
serd back the carriage for you.-Yours,
DICK OXFORD"
While Mr.. Fairfax is busy, attiring him
self, it may not be amiss to give a brief de-
scciption of his personal appearance and
past life.
There w-a5 nothing especially attractive
in the mans looks. His face had an observ-
ant, rather open and bright expression. His
height was barely medium; his form slight
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-11-24
MUSHROOM CULTURE.
T he Kind Raised by Market Gardeners II
the Eastern states.


the Eastern States.
HALF a million dollars worth of
mushrooms come to this country every
year from France" said florist.
This country doesn't raise enough
mushrooms to supply the demand"
''Why are not more raised here"
Until this year there were very few
who knew how to raise them, and they
had not the means to grow them on a
large scale. A few of our wealthiest
people have n man who understands
the subject, and they raise enough for
their own tables, but many persons
with extensive greenhouses and high
priced gardeners have not been able to
produce a single mushroom"
''Why don't the florists raise them?"
They have been raising small guam
titles as an experiment for several
years, using out-of-the-way corners of
their greenhouses or making beds I'M
der the benches that hold plants. But
this year a great many have gone into
mushroom culture as a business, and
this table delicacy will be more album
dfnt than ever before. Caves. old clay
pits or cellars will do for raising mush-
rooms. For winter growing, however,
artificial heat is required, rs temper
ature of fifty-five to sixty degrees is
necessary. Mushroom houses are
roughly built. contain very little glass.
and are heated with hot-water pipes.
Beds are made on the floors and on
shelves, one above the other, clear up
to the ceiling.
The mushroom has neither seeds,
plants nor roots to start with. but IA
white, moldy substance called
men in the first place. but afterward
any of the earth of the old bed is sat-
urated with spawn, so that it will do
for planting. The bed is prepared by
putting in Il layer of rich compost and
packing it down. The bulb of Their
mometer is inserted in this, and at
first the temperature runs above one
hundred degrees on account of fer
mentation, but in a day or two it comes
down to ninety degrees, and the bed is
then ready for the spawn. Holes are
punched in the bed at distances Of
twelve inches apart and a piece of
spawn the size of an egg inserted in
each one and covered up with the
compost. In ten days time the spawn
will run through the whole bed. Then
two inches of loan are spread over the
bed and the whole covered with layer
of straw. The crop is ready for use in
about four months after planting"
'.Does mushrOOm-raising pay?"
ait does indeed. The supply is
never half enough and the sellers fix
prices about as they please. Mush-
rooms a.'e highly esteemed by the peo-
pie of Germany, Italy, France and
Russia, but OWING to their scarcity
here only epicures and high-iIvers use
them They do not resemble any form
of vegetable food, and in nutritive
value are second TO meat alone. The
imported mushrooms come in cans, and
are the small round variety used at
restaurants for .beefsteak with mush-
rooms The kind we raise are much
larger and the chefs make them into a
dozen different dishes The season is
from November until April IN T.
HAL GBd Express.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-11-24
al DON'T BELIEVE IT."

(FROM THE SPANISH)
That the young widow Weeps and signs
Over the grave where her husband lies,
perceive it,
But that it would not Joy renew
TO welcome give to number two
don't believe il!
That Julia tells me only
Can on her fondest love rely,
perceive it;
But that she does not tell again
The same sweet tale to other men
Idon't believe it!
That jealous husbands lots are hard,
And they should keep constant guard,
perceive it;
But that these fools, by Hymen scotch'd,
Are watching more than they are watch'd d.
don't believe it!
That girls the briny tears will shed
When they look on when others wed,
perceive it;
But that they do not wish that they
Were, too, led out in brides array
don't believe it!
That every one who verses writes
Believes his muse the world delights,
fperceivc u;
But that his readers should suppose
Them any thing compared to prose-
don't believe It!
-GeorJe LirdSeye, in It'd Btts.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-11-24
TTo DE Continued
SHAKESPEARE'S HOUSE.
The Exorbitant Fee Demanded of All " lao
Desire to Inspect 1t.

The Exorbitant Fee Demanded of All " lao
Desire to Inspect It.
The Shakespeare house was purchased IN
the samo way as was Mount Vernon, the
home of Washington. 1t is nominally the
property OF the people. With US MouDt
Vernon is controlled by an association of
ladies', who find much amusement, comfort
and Importance in directing the affairs of
that place, but there has never been any
charge Of admission In2dc to Mount Vernon.
The public can not view the Shakespeare
house without paying Sixpence TO see the
living rooms and sixpence more to view the
second part of the house, which IL filled up
with lot of rubbish, supposed TO have some
relation to the ShalespacrcGn period. This
represents about twenty-five cents of our
money, and as there is an average of two
hundred and fifty visitors a day to the
Shakespeare house, this would foot up ali
income of sixty dollars per day. Certainly
this great amount of money is not all re-
quired for keeping up a very plain house.
Two or three hundred dollars q year would
surely cover that expenditure. What be-
comes OF this large fuEd would afford an ID
tcresting subject of inquiry, should say.
with the people of England, who are sup
posed to own the place.
Nearly all Of the show places Of England
The ruins of kenilworth castle, near STRAIT
ford, are supposed TO be the most intcsting
ruins in England. A visitor to them brings
away few distinct impressions. First, a
quicllening sense and appreciation of the
magnificent story of Scott written in the
neighborhood of this once great castle.
Second, the realization Of the fitness, beau
ty and grandeur OF the thcater upon which
so many historical pageants during Eliz-
abeth's time were displayed. Third. feel
ing of pity and Indignation for the ruthless
destruction pcrpetrated by Cromwell, who
dismantled this noble fortress, creating a
ruin which no one has since attempted to
restore. Fourth, intense admiration for the
thrifty spirit of the Earl of Clarendon, who
in acquiring this property hedged it caro-
fully in and permitted visitors to sec it upon
payment of three po1co each, or six cents
our money. In this way he derives from
this property q handsome income. The
Sabbath is observed at this institution by
refusing to admit the public for the sac
religious price of three pence. Those who
are willing to pay eighteen pence on the
holy Sabbath day can have the privilege of
inspecting this most profitable property of
the most noble Earl of Clarendon.-COr. ~.
y. World.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-11-24
BAR HARBOR.
A Wild, Weird Tale Of Love
and Adventure.
PUBLISHED by SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT WITH
TIE AUTHOR.
by a M O5 LEE.

copyrighted. 1887. by G. ". Dillingham; - All
Rights ReSerced.l
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-11-24

TIE object of cooking of meals should be
to soften the connective tissues, and allow
the digestive fluids to act more directly
upon the nutritive clements. In the case Of
most vegetables, the starch which com
poses them, is, by cooking, gelatinized, and
thus rendered more digestible. Boiling
roasting or broiling may be preferred as
means OF cooking meats; and each. in its
way, if properly done, adds to the diges-
tibility. But frying has the opposite effect
By this process, so common in many fam
lies, the meat Is covered with a greasy
layer, composed OF the fat in which it has
been fried; and this resists the action of the
digestive fluids. This method Of cooking L.
said TO be especially an American institu.
ton, and to this may be attributed much OF
the dyspepsia Of our people
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-11-24

for the InoIrow-in fact, whether there
were any morrow, at all; even his contest
with the dreaded insanity-every thing WIS
banished from his mind, save one ail-ab-
sorbing and burning thought, and that tho
irresistible desire and unconqucrable re-
solve to learn who she was, where was her
home, and then-Thatl Even his extraya-
gance did not dare say.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-11-24

Ii you look about you viii sec men wis
are wearing life away in feverish anxiety o
fame, and the last we shall ever hear oa
them VIII DO the funeral bell that leila then
to their early graves.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-11-24
CHAPTER I.
All WHO WAS THAT

II E season Of 1884
was universally &C
kncwledged to be the
most remarkable ever
known in the annals
of the island of Mt.
Desert, that wonder
full Maine summer re-
sort. Bar Harbor, its
principal town, be-
came the Mecca of Re
publican politicians.
Mr.. James CT. Blaine,
then Presidential can
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-11-24

elea r<-,et, were the words: Natalie, from
Otto"
-'dtaiie, His heart lc;.ped- Here was
proof positive that his first presentiment
was correct.
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1887-10-20
Jonah Revengcd.

A married lady residing in this city
who has been troubled for many months
with peculiar sensation in the region OF
the stomach, was given an emetic by, DR.
Packer last Saturday and to her astonish-
ment threw up fish about four and one
half inches in length. The fish had evi-
IDENTIFY been dead but few hours. The
lady felt instant relief after ridding her
stomach of it's troublesome tenant. It is
supposed she swallowed the fish when it
was very small while drinking water and
it grew to its present size in her stomach.
The doctor has the fish preserved in al
chohol It has not yet been decided
y l,es::;'ll ;'llar It belongs to the trout, club OF
sucker family. - Virginia City (Nev.)
Chronicle:
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In the Probate Court of Deer Lodge county, Ter
ritory of Montana, in the matter of the estate Of
Alex. McCloskey, deceased
On reading and filing the petition Of w. J.
Kelly, administrator of the estate of Alex. NC
Closkey, deceased. praying for an order to sell
the whole of the personal property. belonging to
the estate Of said deceased, for the purposes set
forth in said petition on file herein.
estate Probate Ceo
Lodge county, n. t. at the Court House in the
county of Deer Lodge, on the 29th day of October,
1887, at ten o'clock, m, then and there to show
cause, if any they have, why such order should
not be granted. ORREN EMERSON,
Attest: Probate Judge.
". II. Trippet. clerk of said court.
October 18th, 1887.
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ASSAY OFFICE,
Samples may be left at the telephone
Office or at the Assay Office, near
the new depot.
CHARGES Moderate. PrGmpt Isetur =
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CONSUMERS OF WATER,
Are notified that all rates must be paid prompt
ly by the oGt!, of each month. All persons us: ing
water from tho Company's hytlrants and not pay
iu:, therefor will DC prosecuted to the full extent
Gf the law.
VIM. T.. ALLISON, SUIT and Collector
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FRANK ID. BROWN.
NOTARY PUBLIC,
General Legal Business Promptly Attended
to. Mining work a specially.
PHILIPSBUR6, MONTANA.
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-. NJ. DIRFEE.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Prosecuting Attorney for Deer Lodge county
Legal business of all kinds promptly attended to.
PHILIPsDURG, MONTANA.